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Roma, Lungo Tevere Painting

Joyce Dunn

Italy

Painting, Oil on Other

Size: 39.4 W x 59.1 H x 2 D in

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About The Artwork

Initially in this painting I was inspired by the movement of the brush strokes, then later by the layers of turpentine and paint. Each day I come to my painting and add a new layer until I feel I have finish it....this is never a certainty. I have some cursive writing of the alphabet hidden in there...in some of my paintings you will find it more visible. I was so surprised to hear that students are not taught to write cursive anymore...I always loved writing words....so now for awhile I will write the alphabet in all my paintings...I have always had writing in my paintings , but they were made up lettters of sorts, inspired by the Arabic alphabet....it's a nice way to start my paintings.... Note: if preferred painting can be shipped in crate adding $400 to price

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Painting:Oil on Other

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:39.4 W x 59.1 H x 2 D in

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BIOGRAPHY: Joyce was born in Ontario Canada and presently resides in Rome Italy. She attended a high school for the visual arts in Ottawa and then the Ontario College of Art and Design, and York University in Toronto. For the last twenty five years she has taught International Baccalaureate studio art at the American Overseas School of Rome. Retiring in September 2019, she now works full time in her studio in Rome Italy. ARTIST STATEMENT : The City Deconstructed: Finally, after years of concentrating on the walking figure in the urban environment, I have evolved to abstract expressionism. The early paintings were of Toronto skylines, where I grew up, and Rome, where I have lived for the past thirty years. Previously my work reflected life with in the city, particularly contemplating the piazza and the streets. Buildings became imaginary, constructed from masking tape, to create the grid work. The walking contemporary figures, I found in magazines and newspapers. Finally, as the figure became less important, I started to concentrate on the background...an imaginary minute section of the environment. Confusion, noise, traffic, buildings, graffiti, and the chaotic atmosphere of the urban city are my inspiration. Jackson Pollock and the action painters and Mark Rothko of the color field painters of the 1950’s are at the base of my work. All works are in oil paint or watercolor. I worked intensely with watercolor for years and it is evident in the way I use oil paint. I like transparency, and to leave evidence of each layer or day's work, either by masking or leaving areas and not painting over them, thus creating the illusion of depth. The actual physical work is about showing depth through building layers of transparent paint, and aggressive movement of brushwork. The first layers, the chaos of the city, is the action painting. The color field painting is what goes on top of the action painting representing the order of the city.

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